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Do as I say, not as I do.
"[Ai Wei Wei, Chinese dissident] believes China is “in an upward phase,” pointing to individual wealth, national strength and personal freedoms, though discussing political topics remains taboo. “The overall trajectory is one of ascent, even though different problems emerge at different stages.”
Western society, conversely, is in decline, he argued, in perhaps rare agreement with the frequent message from Chinese leaders. He added that changes he’s seen over the past 10 years have “shocked” him. “It feels like a landslide burying the highways it once built. Values once celebrated now appear hollow and collapsed. The West increasingly struggles to sustain its own logic; in many areas it has lost its ethical authority and descended into something barely recognizable.”
Dang, sounds like he wants back in
From Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Most Americans believe the United States is declining in global power and influence, and nearly two-thirds say China’s power now equals or exceeds that of the United States, according to a nationally representative poll designed by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace scholars.
A majority of the Americans surveyed thought the United States is one of several powerful countries rather than the most powerful nation. Nearly three-quarters expected China to overtake the United States in power and influence at some point. Almost half, 47 percent, said China has already surpassed the United States or will do so within the next five years.
Respondents wanted the United States to be a formidable power in almost every world region. If China overtook the United States in power and influence, they would view that development negatively. At the same time, a solid majority—62 percent—said their lives would not get worse if China gained more power than the United States. This striking finding casts doubt on whether the American public would be willing to bear significant costs to maintain a power position superior to China’s.
Very few of the Americans polled said U.S. global power and influence was unimportant to them. Millennial and Gen Z respondents, however, were less fervent and more ambivalent about the value of American power than older generations. Meanwhile, Democrats were more likely than Republicans to see the United States as one of multiple powerful nations and as being in decline. Most Democrats thought their lives would not get worse if China surpassed the United States in power and influence, whereas most Republicans thought their lives would get worse.
This article breaks down the findings in two sections. First, it reports how respondents gauged the amount of power the United States possesses in the world. Second, it shows how they judged the importance of American power.
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The Indian scholars and businessmen are taking for granted that India will become the 3rd largest economy in the world. Sunil Barthi Mittal is saying that it's "written in the stars". Comments section is interesting.
Sunil Mittal said that China had a "free pass" with the US market in the past. India doesn't have that today, but it has a 1.5 billion strong consumer market. So he is basically saying that India doesn't need the world market to grow into the third largest economy. Who needs the US and Chinese market anyway?
Here's the problem. India joined the WTO in 1995, while China only joined in 2001. So in terms of having a "free pass" with the US market, India had a 6-year headstart over China. So why didn't India ran ahead of China first? Why did US companies predominantly chose to manufacture in Communist China over Democratic India?
The Indian elites have never dared to ask what if India doesn't achieve it's potential. What if India's lack of success vs China is purely self-inflicted? Opportunities were there, and India's opportunities were actually much better than China. But India keeps missing opportunities and then blames others for it. Right now, India is on course to miss yet another opportunity. But this time, Automation and AI would eventually close the best windows of opportunities for India for good. After that, it's the middle income trap.
Sunil Mittal said that China had a "free pass" with the US market in the past. India doesn't have that today, but it has a 1.5 billion strong consumer market. So he is basically saying that India doesn't need the world market to grow into the third largest economy. Who needs the US and Chinese market anyway?
Here's the problem. India joined the WTO in 1995, while China only joined in 2001. So in terms of having a "free pass" with the US market, India had a 6-year headstart over China. So why didn't India ran ahead of China first? Why did US companies predominantly chose to manufacture in Communist China over Democratic India?
The Indian elites have never dared to ask what if India doesn't achieve it's potential. What if India's lack of success vs China is purely self-inflicted? Opportunities were there, and India's opportunities were actually much better than China. But India keeps missing opportunities and then blames others for it. Right now, India is on course to miss yet another opportunity. But this time, Automation and AI would eventually close the best windows of opportunities for India for good. After that, it's the middle income trap.
Just cause India will never reach China's potential doesn't mean it will not become the 3rd largest economy. Its pretty much already there. No one thinks India will not grow from 4 trillion to 6 trillion and surpass Germany. Even if it takes 20 years, its certainly going to happen, all thanks India's extreme population and extemely low GDP per capita. Just little bit of urbanization alone will take India to 3rd largest economy.
Germany on the other is not going to grow much in the foreseeble future cause all its industries are going to be eaten by China. They cant move up the value chain and take away market share from US for things like software and AI. So, Germany is done.
Frankly I do get really worried about India because of its population. If they get even remotely good at modernization, they will pose a threat to China long term, just due to population heft.
I want China to take India more seriously, hobble it with all its might and hopefully break it into pieces. China seems too focused on US and the west, which in understandable. But India is the latent threat that must be taken out.
The US is actually competing with the rest of the globe, especially the global south, for Chinese capital and investment. It explains a lot of their behaviour.
It makes sense, this 'Chinese professor' would not have become as significant as he did without CIA involvement, just like how all prominent chinese youtubers are falun gong.
I honestly wonder, sooner later the USA is going to end up becoming the walking definition of a rogue nation once it leaves all these institutions that it has created. Once this nation falls and it most definitely will, will other nations that are already rogue (Israel for example) be quite so belligerent the When the USA was at its peak or will they finally see reason. Chances are that its neighbours then might find the back bone to finally do something Instead of sucking Americas shaft as a standard practice. Still once the USA is out of the way, China then take finally take over these organisations and actually make proper use of them